Published 4:25 pm, Saturday, November 1, 2014

That was another October in clover for the Giants. Here’s a detailed look at what the team and its fans would call a sweet 17:

Wild-card game

Oct. 1

at Pittsburgh

Giants 8, Pirates 0

Skinny: October began with a bang for the Giants. … It really began with a blast from Brandon Crawford. His majestic shot to right off Edinson Volquez in the fourth inning was a grand slam, giving the Giants a 4-0 lead and silencing a crowd of 40,629. … Madison Bumgarner took care of the rest of the silencing, as he threw a four-hitter while striking out 10.

Quote of note: “It’s going to take a while to wrap my head around that.” — Crawford, reflecting on the fact that he became the first shortstop in major-league history to hit a postseason grand slam